Antimalarial quinolines
What are Antimalarial quinolines?
Antimalarial quinolines are used to prevent and treat malaria. During the blood stages of the life cycle of malaria parasite the parasite needs to degrade hemoglobin. Hemoglobin digestion releases free heme that is toxic to the parasite, so it is then polymerised to non toxic hemozoin. Antimalarial quinolines are thought to interfere with this polymerisation and kills the malaria parasite by the accumulation of toxic free heme.
List of Antimalarial quinolines
View by Generic | Brand
| Drug Name | Avg. Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| hydroxychloroquine systemic (Pro) Brand names: Plaquenil, Sovuna |
356 reviews | |
| mefloquine systemic (Pro) |
28 reviews | |
| quinine systemic (Pro) Brand name: Qualaquin |
20 reviews | |
| chloroquine systemic (Pro) |
2 reviews | |
| tafenoquine systemic (Pro) Brand names: Krintafel, Arakoda |
1 review | |
| primaquine systemic (Pro) | No reviews | |
| For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective). | ||
See also
Medical conditions treated or associated with antimalarial quinolines:
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